When Fu Yuheng left for Shen Qingwan Palace, she was sitting by the desk, earnestly reading a book. Golden sunlight shone from the window onto her soft hair, coating the contours of her face with a layer of light.
Shen Qing Wan stunned him for a moment. When he came back to his senses and met her gaze, he was able to calm himself down.
To think that he was so infatuated with her as she looked at him, yet Fu Yuheng suddenly felt somewhat uncomfortable. He lightly coughed a few times.
"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Imperial Majesty." Shen Qingwan had already regained her senses, putting down the book in her hands, she stood up and stood beside the chair.
"What kind of book are you reading?" He walked over and casually glanced at the book on the table before sitting down on a chair.
She lowered her eyes to arrange the scattered books, her tone was calm, "I just found some random books to pass my time."
Fu Yuheng had no intention of delving deeper into this matter. He indifferently nodded his head and changed the topic. "I've come here today to ask you a question."
"Your Majesty, please ask." Her voice was cold, but much softer than before.
Fu Yuheng did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point. "What do you think of the Mongolian's princess?"
Hearing this, she withdrew her brows and was not surprised at all, as if she had already guessed it. She had heard quite a bit of criticism from Xiao Man recently, so she hadn't said anything. Now that the Emperor had asked, she could only voice her thoughts.
"The reason the Mongolian gifted the princess to the Emperor was to establish a good relationship with the Emperor. The Emperor is wise and wise, and thus, the Emperor does not need to come here to seek a concubine." Her words were neither servile nor overbearing. There was not the slightest bit of flattery or flattery. Her last sentence even made Fu Yuheng understand the playfulness of her words.
Shen Qingwan raised her eyes to look at the pair of eyes that carried a hint of admiration and astonishment, and continued, "In order to display the etiquette of the imperial court, we cannot neglect the princess, but the emperor does not need to be condescending, so we will follow the words of the Mongolian's envoy and bestow upon her the Mongolian princess as a concubine, and give her a title. "She won't make things difficult for the emperor, and he won't let anyone make a mistake."
Although her words were so casual, she felt a bit disappointed. She didn't know where this feeling came from.
Listening to how open-minded she was and following the principle of being official, Fu Yuheng felt an indescribable loneliness from speaking without the slightest flaw. He couldn't help but ask, "What about you? Only from your point of view, do you have any complaints? "
From the perspective of a woman, would she have even the slightest bit of unwillingness towards the princess of Mongolian? He was actually looking forward to her answer.
Shen Qingwan was stunned, she immediately shook her head with a smile, what complaints and dissatisfaction could she have, "The Emperor is the ruler of a country, and there are three thousand emperors in the empress dowager's palace, what grievances does chenqie have? As long as it can help the Emperor share his worries. "
She threw his question back at Fu Yuheng, leaving him speechless. He felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, but was unable to put his finger on it.
Fu Yuheng did not stay any longer. The two of them did not speak. He just sat there for a while before leaving.
By the side of the chariot, she wished only that she could keep her heart from falling into the red walls and the green tiles. It was not worth it. Besides, her mind was not entirely set on these love affairs. She only wanted to help her father and gain some good fortune for the people.
When Tuo Bamin was promoted to noble, he also knew that it was Shen Qingwan who had spoken a few words in front of the Emperor, thus he felt that she had a good impression of him, and was happy in her heart. Furthermore, as one of the Fourth Concubine, she was doted on by the Emperor, if he could curry favor with her, how many people in the palace would be able to touch her?
After carefully selecting the hairpin, Tuoba Min specially prepared a few items to go to Shen Qing Wan's courtyard and brought some Mongolian's trinkets.
"Greetings Concubine Xian." Before coming here, Lan Re had taught her how to salute and address the Empress.
Her gaze was indifferent, without any hint of contempt or happiness, but it was as if she was looking at an insignificant person, and upon hearing that the Consort Xian s in the palace were cold and unfriendly, Tuoba Min also felt at ease.
"Get up." Although she only glanced at her, Shen Qingwan could tell that this woman was not an ordinary person.
"Chenqie kowtowed and thanked Concubine Xian." Not only did she not get up, she even kneeled on the ground and kowtowed to her.
Shen Qingwan was shocked, her eyebrows knitted together. She never thought that she would suddenly perform such a great act and was even more puzzled about the purpose of her visit.
"Chenqie kowtows to thank the Empress for her promotion." She knew that she had said something in front of Fu Yuheng that would allow her to enter the palace without any problems. Otherwise, she might not even have a single seat. However, she did not know if she was mistaken.
Shen Qingwan looked at the girl in front of her. Her face was elegant and had a few points of beauty, but no one liked her.
She had already understood the meaning behind Tuo Bamin's words, it was for her position. She did it only for the sake of the dynasty, but it had nothing to do with her.
After changing into an expression that didn't quite reach her eyes, she looked at the woman who was still kneeling on the ground and didn't ask her to get up, "Honorable one, why do you say that? Since your esteemed self is the princess of the Mongolian, you naturally have an extraordinary identity and are blessed. "
She didn't take credit for it, and she didn't want to talk to her too much.
Seeing Shen Qing Wan talking to him, a sense of satisfaction rose in Tuo Bamin's heart, but she still had to give herself some face and speak a few words to others while being cold.
She also didn't think that this was related to her status as the princess of Mongolian. After all, that identity didn't bring her any honor.
"These are the little things that chenqie brought from the Mongolian. If the Empress doesn't mind, then I'll give them to the Empress." He then passed the gadgets in front of Shen Qingwan as if he was offering a treasure.
Those small accessories were made in a unique way that was hard to see in the dynasty, but she wasn't someone who was fond of small things like that. She waved her hand and said, "No need to be courteous noble, I don't like these things. Your highness can keep them for myself."
Being short-handed, she did not want to owe Tuo Bamin a favor, what's more, she did not know what she meant.
"Is the Empress someone who loathes chenqie's little toy unable to be taken out of the fight?" Tuo Bamin put on an aggrieved expression and stared at her innocently, but Shen Qing Wan remained unmoved.
To her, this was just an act of a woman, something she had seen many times in the imperial harem. She no longer had a heart, but she could not easily show it on her face. "Please rise, milord."
When Tuo Bamin heard this, he immediately stood up. He had complaints in his heart but he could not say them out loud, furthermore, Shen Qing Wan probably said these words to him because she had a good impression of him, right?
She thought happily in her heart, so she became even bolder. "Empress should keep it, or else chenqie will feel uneasy." "These are not some valuable things, just think of it as a thought."
She tried to dissuade Shen Qingwan a few more times, but the two of them were too ugly so they accepted it.
Seeing that she accepted Tuo Bamin even more happily, and even wanted to get closer to her, Xiao Man however, saw through her own mistress's unwillingness and found an excuse to dismiss her.
Once she sent Tuo Bamin away, Shen Qingwan gave the accessories that she left behind to the people in the palace called Xiao Man, which made her feel uneasy.
Tuo Bamin didn't even know that he felt different about Shen Qing Wan.